Audio recordings of the keynote addresses and panel discussions from "Immigration: Recasting the Debate," a three-day conference held Oct. 3-5 at Wake Forest University, are available online at www.wfu.edu/voices. Videos of the sessions will also be posted online throughout the week.
Thinking like an entrepreneur begins early for students at Wake Forest University, where last year six freshmen got so excited about their first-year seminar in biophysics they started a company.
Ray Marshall, former U.S. secretary of labor in the Carter administration, and Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida will be featured as the keynote speakers at "Immigration: Recasting the Debate," a three-day conference hosted by Wake Forest University Oct. 3-5.
Wake Forest University will host a free, three-day conference Oct. 3-5 titled "Immigration: Recasting the Debate." The event will feature keynote addresses by Ray Marshall and U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez and forums with leading immigration policy experts and scholars who will present research and arguments not always in the forefront of media coverage.
Brad Jones, a professor of chemistry at Wake Forest University, is leading a team of researchers at four institutions to develop the first handheld, field instrument capable of detecting and identifying radioactive particles at the site of potential contamination.
Wake Forest University has launched two startup companies, FiberCell and PlexiLight, to turn breakthrough technologies developed at the university's Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials into products for the commercial marketplace.
Wake Forest University students partner with elementary school to encourage nearby students to walk to school and promote better health.
Toddlers learn their first words better from people than from Teletubbies, according to new research at Wake Forest University. Children younger than 22 months may be entertained, but they do not learn words from the television program.
Being a devoted husband and father is not enough to keep an avian marriage together for the Nazca booby, a long-lived seabird found in the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. Many Nazca booby females switch mates after successfully raising a chick.
In a night sky filled with hungry bats, good-tasting moths increase their chances of survival by mimicking the sounds of their bad-tasting cousins, according to a new Wake Forest University study.
More than 200 of the world's top scientists involved in developing materials that detect high-energy radiation will gather June 4 to 8 at Wake Forest University for SCINT 2007, the 9th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and their Applications.
Researchers at Wake Forest University's Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials have doubled the efficiency of organic or flexible, plastic solar cells in just two years. The new record set at Wake Forest is more than 6 percent efficiency.
David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times and a regular analyst on the "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" and National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," will address approximately 1,500 Wake Forest University graduates and receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during an outdoor ceremony at 9 a.m. May 21.
"Jumping the Sun," a panel discussion moderated by Emmy Award-winning journalist Charlie Rose will address what American business and higher education must do to remain competitive in today's rapidly changing global marketplace. The event will feature four top executives who represent a mix of global businesses: satellite communications, computer technology, banking and branded apparel marketing.
Adolescents with positive feelings toward their ethnic group say they are happier on a daily basis than those who have a more negative attitude about their ethnic identity.
Fishermen caught and killed about 1 percent of the world's waved albatrosses in a year, according to a new study by Wake Forest University biologists. The research shows the Galapagos waved albatrosses are unintentionally killed when caught in fishing nets or on fishing hooks, but are also intentionally harvested for human consumption.
The tiny fibers that comprise blood clots show extraordinary elasticity, on average stretching to almost three times their length while still retaining their ability to go back to their normal shape and expanding to more than four times their length before breaking, according to findings published in the journal Science this week by researchers at Wake Forest University.
If the penny were eliminated, rounding prices to the nearest nickel would not cost consumers extra money, according to a new study by Robert M. Whaples, professor of economics at Wake Forest University.
Researchers from around the world will converge at Wake Forest University June 26-30 to share ideas about a key scientific process instrumental in illuminating computer and television screens; creating the light in light emitting diodes (LEDs) and in laser diodes found in CD players, grocery store scanners and laser pointers; and connecting optical fiber telecommunications systems.
Young children are reluctant to describe someone as mean, according to new research by Wake Forest University psychologist Janet Boseovski. The study evaluated how much information preschoolers need before they assign a negative or positive characteristic to someone.
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner will address approximately 1,500 Wake Forest University graduates and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree during a 9 a.m. outdoor ceremony May 15.
Religious environmentalist and philosopher Roger Gottlieb is leading the course "Religion, Ecology and Religious Environmentalism" at a time when many diverse religious groups are acknowledging the importance of addressing environmental crises like global warming and pollution.
At a time when oil prices are reaching record highs and people are bracing for winter heating bills, researchers have made significant strides in improving the efficiency of organic or flexible solar cells.
"The Sitcom Reader: America Viewed and Skewed," published in October, is one of the first books to take a serious look at the situation comedy or sitcom, one of the oldest, most popular forms of television programming.
A week of activities will celebrate the inauguration of Wake Forest University's 13th President Nathan O. Hatch beginning Oct. 18. Events include a community prayer breakfast with Maya Angelou and two symposiums exploring the aims of a university education and the moral challenges of professional life.
Self-esteem may not be as important as self-compassion in coping with negative life events. Although Western society has emphasized the importance of high self-esteem, the more important thing may be to have self-compassion, the ability to treat oneself kindly in the face of failure or rejection.
Wake Forest University faculty and administrators can comment on campus trends such as Middle Eastern bestsellers as freshman reading assignments; healthier, made to order foods in campus dining halls; the latest in theme housing and the best ways to cope with the empty nest.
Melissa Rogers, visiting professor of religion and public policy in the Wake Forest University Divinity School, says President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, John G. Roberts, could play a pivotal role in cases related to government-sponsored religious displays and expression.
Wake Forest University experts from a variety of areas are available to provide comment on issues related to the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the process for nomination and approval of her successor. These sources can also comment on Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
Moderate weight loss substantially reduces pressure on the knees of overweight and obese adults suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, according to new research. Study results show that every pound of weight lost nets a 4-pound reduction in pressure exerted on the knees.
Wake Forest University professors comment on K-12 educational and parenting issues.
Arnold Palmer, one of the most beloved golf legends of all time and a Wake Forest University alumnus, will deliver the university's commencement address May 16. He will address approximately 1,450 Wake Forest graduates during the 9 a.m. outdoor ceremony on University Plaza.
Following every men's college basketball game during the NCAA tournament, reporters will likely look to the coaches to explain the outcome. To help explain the coaches' comments, the media can turn to a communication professor who has researched coaches' post-game comments for nearly two decades.
The number of wineries in North Carolina has more than tripled in the past decade. Sociologists Ian Taplin and Saylor Breckenridge have documented this rapid growth of retail wineries and commercial wine production in a study.
The Arthritis Foundation has named Wake Forest University's Arthritis, Diet and Activity Promotion Trial (ADAPT) one of the top 10 arthritis advances of 2004. The foundation made the announcement Dec. 7.
Year-in-review letters accompanying Christmas cards have become a popular way to maintain connections with friends and family who have fallen out of touch. As the trend has emerged, so has the fact that in an age of e-mail and cell phones, many people today struggle with the art of letter writing.
Wake Forest University experts from a variety of areas are available to provide analysis of the results of the 2004 presidential election and the impact those results will likely have during the next four years.
This resource includes experts who can discuss the presidential and vice-presidential debates, voter turnout, manhood in American politics, young people and voting, religion and the 2004 campaign, the role of the economy in the election, and religious liberty and politics.
Many colleges and universities ask incoming students to read a selected book during the summer or watch a particular movie to prepare for discussions during orientation. Instead of a reading assignment, Wake Forest University students have been asked to closely follow the 2004 presidential race before arriving on campus Aug. 18.
Self-reflection, the uniquely human ability to think about past mistakes, plan for the future and take steps toward self-improvement, seems like a blessing. It is also a curse, says psychologist Mark Leary.
A combination of moderate weight loss and exercise is an effective treatment for overweight adults with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to new research.
In one of the first books to critically examine the arguments that were given for going to war with Iraq, David Coates, the Worrell Professor of Anglo-American Studies, writes that British Prime Minister Tony Blair engaged in a "comedy of errors" on the road to war.
The sometimes rocky road from childhood through adolescence can lead to a less than perfect relationship between fathers and their adult daughters. Learning more about their fathers can help daughters get past some of the relationship roadblocks and reconnect with their dads.
Colin L. Powell is scheduled to address approximately 1,500 graduates and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree during a 9 a.m. outdoor ceremony May 17.
Marriage and finances are the most important predictors for overall life quality, a new study finds. A happy marriage is most closely linked with overall life satisfaction. Financial stability is the second best predictor for a high-quality life.
Extroverts experience the most positive connections between their work and family roles, according to a new study that looks at the role of personality in the work-family experience.
Many species of plants in the Amazon cloud forest may not survive the dramatic climate changes forecast to occur within the next 100 years, according to a study that tracks 48,000 years of climate change in the region.
What is remarkable about Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is not the advance text, but the fact that King departed from the Kennedy administration-approved text and continued extemporaneously, says an associate professor of communication.
From ways to avoid overeating to making New Year's resolutions as a family, faculty can address holiday-related topics.
Men who take time off for family are generally viewed more negatively in the workplace than women who take family leave, according to a recent study by a business professor.
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